On March 6, New York City Audubon is sponsoring a trip to Sandy Hook, N.J. to see winter birds and seals. The six-hour trip costs $65, with transportation by private coach included. For more information about this trip and other New York City Audubon excursions, go to www.nycaudubon.org/home/
Gabriel Willow will be leading three upcoming trips for New York City Audubon. From April 9 to 17, a group of no more than 15 people will be going to Trinidad and Tobago, where many New York City birds spend the winter, mingling with a variety of colorful local species. (www.nycaudubon.org/home/ecotour/Trinidad.shtml)
On May 7, Willow will lead a three-hour tour to show off the peregrine falcons of Lower Manhattan ($25.www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=1123&EID=9108)
From May 28 to June 4, a group will go birding on the coast of Maine, where they are likely to see puffins and whales. (www.nycaudubon.org/home/ecotour/Maine.shtml)
New York City Audubon tours of New York harbor via New York Water Taxi resume June 6 and run through August 15. In the summer the tours go to the Brother Islands, where passengers can see black-crowned night herons, glossy ibis, double-crested and great cormorants, egrets and more. (www.nywatertaxi.com/HarborTours/audubon1)